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Sent: 13 June 2011 13:56

Subject: SEFAN 2011-06-13_01 Dance Round Up for rest of June (3 posts)

 

 

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1. Dance Round Up for Monday June 13th -  Thurs 3oth
2. Contrafusion: Dancing on Monday and Thursday - Plus Special Events
3. Knees Up ceilidh Friday 17th June Chalktown with Nick Walden
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JUNE


Thur 16th       KENT                     see Item 2 below
Fit as a Fiddle/Contrafusion.
NEW extension of Social Dance classes.
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Fri 17th       LONDON              see Item 3 below
KNEES UP CECIL SHARP CEILIDHS. (English) Cecil Sharp House NW1 7AY
Chalktown + Nick Walden.

http://www.kneesupcecilsharp.co.uk/kucs.html
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Fri 24th       LONDON
The Ceilidh Club (Scottish). Cecil Sharp House NW1 7AY

http://www.ceilidhclub.com/
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Sat 25th       KENT                     see Item 2 below       
Contrafusion.Big Dance
with live music from Stick Shift and Adam Hughes.

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Sat 25th/Sun 26th
              SUSSEX
CRAWLEY FOLK and BEER FESTIVAL
The Hawth Sussex

Sat 25 June  Angles & JigJaw Festival Bal
11am - 12.30pm Bal Basics dance workshop with Kerry Fletcher & Angles
1.30pm - 3pm Instrumental Ensemble workshop with Angles (at least one piece to be performed for the dancers to dance in the bal)
7.15pm - 11pm Bal with Angles & JigJaw and workshop groups (Studio)

Sun 26th  Time Gentlemen Please - The Demon Barber Roadshow
Clog, Rapper Sword and Morris meet B-boying, Popping and Krump in this humourous and unmissable visual feast. Think Riverdance with a false moustache or Stomp with bells on!

https://tickets.hawth.co.uk/public/default.asp
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From: "John Sweeney" <info_at_contrafusion_dot_co_dot_uk>
Date: 13 June 2011 09:54:38 GMT+01:00
Subject: Contrafusion: Dancing on Monday and Thursday - Plus Special Events

The Stour Centre sessions start again this week, so now you have two chances to dance every week!

Mondays:
Dancing every Monday at Hothfield Village Hall from 7:45pm to 10:30pm. Only £5.

Thursdays:
Fit As A Fiddle - Dancing for Over-50s
Dancing every Thursday afternoon from 2:00pm to 3:30pm at the Stour Centre, Ashford TN23 1ET.
Only £4.00 for an hour and a half!  Under-50s welcome too!

The Dancing
Come and learn a wide range of wonderful dances, from 17th Century Jane Austen style dances to 21st Century Ceilidh Dances, including American Contra Dance, English Barn Dance, Contra Waltzing and the Polka!

Beautiful flowing dances - the best of the old and the new.
All danced to fabulous music from both sides of the Atlantic.

Great low impact exercise!
No experience or partner required!
It’s easy – just come and have fun!
Get fitter and meet new people!
No need to book - just turn up!

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Saturday June 25: The BIG Dance
Band: Stick Shift
Caller: Adam Hughes
Dancing from 8pm to 11pm, with waltz/polka in the interval.
7:30pm: free half-hour introductory workshop. Price: £9.00 (Concessions: £7.00)

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Hothfield Village Hall
Hothfield Village Hall, Park Drive, Hothfield, Ashford TN26 1EQ
Big free car park.
Only 5 minutes from M20 Junction 9.
Bring your own drinks.  Soft drinks available.
More details and maps at
http://www.contrafusion.co.uk/Monday.html
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Contrafusion Diary: June – December 2011

Sat Jun 25: Hothfield: Caller: Adam Hughes; Band: Stick Shift

Sat Jul 9: County Square: 12.00-12.30; 13.00-13.30; 14.30-15.00 – FREE dancing!

Sat Jul 23: Hothfield: Caller: John Sweeney

Sat Sep 24: Hothfield: Caller: Ron Nelson from California; Band: English Contra Dance Band

Sat Oct 1: Tenterden Folk Festival: Town Hall (time and price TBC)

Sat Oct 15: Norton Knatchbull School: WaterAid Ceilidh: Caller: John Sweeney; Band: The Gower House Folk Band (time and price TBC)

Sat Nov 5: Hothfield: Caller: John Sweeney

Sat Dec 3: Hothfield: Caller: Rhodri Davies; Band: Stick Shift

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More information at www.contrafusion.co.uk or contact John & Karen on 01233 625 362.
 
          
 Happy dancing,
                       John

John Sweeney, Dancer, England   john_at_modernjive_dot_com 01233 625 362 & 07802 940 574
http://www.modernjive.com for Modern Jive Events, Instructional DVDs and Interactive Maps
http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent

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From: "Knees Up Cecil Sharp Ceilidhs" <info_at_kneesupcecilsharp_dot_co_dot_uk>
Date: 13 June 2011 12:11:58 GMT+01:00
Subject: Knees Up ceilidh Friday 17th June Chalktown with Nick Walden

The next Knees Up Cecil Sharp Ceilidh is this Friday, 17th June 2011, featuring:

Chalktown with Nick Walden calling

Usual time and place:
8pm, Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regents Park Road, London, NW1 7AY
Entrance £8.00 (concessions £6.00).  Full licensed bar.

We're having a break in July and August but will be back in the Autumn:

Friday 16th September 2011 Climax Ceilidh Band with Chris Shaw
Friday 21st October 2011 Polkaworks with Gordon Potts
Friday 18th November 2011 Florida caller tba
Friday 16th December 2011 The Gloworms with Cat Kelly

Martin Nail
Knees Up Cecil Sharp Ceilidhs
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